Charles haggeety and william h



(No Model.)

0. HAGGERTY 8v W. H. KING.

TONGUE 0F BOOTS 0R SHOES. No. 266,812. Patented Oct. 31, 1882.

UNTTEn STATES PATENT OEFTQE.

CHARLES HAGGERTY AND \VILLIAM H. KING, OF \VEBSTER, MASS.

TONGUE OF BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,812, dated October31, 1882.

Application filed July 24, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES HAGGERTY andWILLIAM H. KING, both of Webster, in thecounty of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Attach meat for theTongues ot'Shoes or Boots, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is designed to prevent the tongues of shoes, &c.,.fromworking or sliding down in iront or at either side; and it consists inthe use of a hook or device attached to the tongue near the upper part.to project between the edges ofthe counters or sides and cause them andthe lacingto keep thetongue in place. Ve make a hook small and slender,not to take too much space or prevent the other parts from coming nearlytogether, and yet sufficiently strong to hold and not be broken inlacingor tying, while the cords crossing below it keep the tongueup andin acentral position, though the sides should not happen to cometogether.

The accompanying drawings show the application of a hook (which we thinkthe most preferable form) to a tongue as embodying our invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of the hook and adjacent parts as in use. Fig.2 is a vertical central section of the same. Fig.3 shows two views ofthe hook separate, and Fig. 4 some difi'erent forms of construction ofthe hook.

A is the hook, which we fasten near the top of the tongue D, in acentral position, so that the lacings n a may cross under it, as in Fig.1.

The construction of the hook may be varied for dilferent styles, Sac.Fig. 3 shows one form made solid, having the bend flattened to increaseits strength and stiffness there, and the back flattened for a goodsupport and clinch in the tongue. Fig. 4 shows two views,ff, of a hookof double wire, with the ends separated, and pointed to be easilyinserted, and at cl is one with the well-known eyelet form of fastening.\Ve consider it better to flatten the bend of the hook, though notabsolutely necessary, and a ring or stud might be used in some cases,instead of a hook, and operate in an equivalent manner in keeping thetongue in place.

\Ve do not claim the precise form and construction of the hook as shownatff, Fig. 4, and are aware that holes have been made and the stringspassed through the tongues to keep them in place. This we do not claim.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to patent is A boot or shoe tongue provided with a hook orprojection near its upper end, adapted to project from the surl'aceot'the tongue between the Iacingedges ot' the boot or shoe and catch thelacing-string, wherebythe tongue is held in place,substantially as shownand described.

CHARLES HAGGER' Y. WILLIAM ll. KING.

\Vitnesses:

JAS. GREENE, JAMES G. ARNOLD.

